GE Spacemaker II JEM23K Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 15

Defrosting Guide
1. Food packaged in paper or plastic may be defrosted without
unwrapping. If food is loll wrapped, remove foil and place food
in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using
Defrost (3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as
beef. lamb and veal roasts, use Warm (1).
2. After first half of defrosting time, unwrap package and check
food. Turn food over, if necessary: break apart or separate food if
possible, Shield any warm areas with small pieces of foil.
3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before cooking.
4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas.
If still slightly icy, retmn to microwave oven vm 7 briefly, or let
stand a few minutes.
First Half Second Half
Food Time, Min. Time, Min. Comments
Breads, Cakes
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Bread, buns or rolls 2 to 3 none
(8to 16 oz.)
Cake, frosted, 2 to 3 layer 2 to 4 none
(17 oz.)
Cake, plain, I layer 2 to 4 none
Cheesecake, plain or 5 to 7 none
fiuit-topped (17 to 19 oz. )
Coffee cakes 2 to 3 2 to 3
(1 I to 14V,oz.)
Cream or custard pie 4 to 6 4 to 6
(14 to 23 oz.)
Crunch cakes & cupcakes ½ toZeach none
Doughnuts ( I or 4) I to 2 none
Doughnuts, glazed 2 to 3 2 to 3
( I box of 8large)
French toast (2 slices) 2 1
Fruit or nut pie (X in. ) x to 15 none
Pound cake ( 10¼ oz. ) 3 to 5 none
Sweet rolls 2 to 3 2 to 3
18>_ to 1 2 oz.)
Remove metal twist tie. Turn over after first half of time
Let stand 5 to 1 0 minutes before serving.
Let stand 5 minutes before stowing.
Reposition after first hailof time. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Rearrange after first half of time.
Turn over after first half of time.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving
Rearrange afterfirsthalf of' time.
Fish & Seafood
[Power Level: Defrost (3)]
Fillets ( 1-1b.) 4 to 5 5 to 7
Steaks (6-16 oz. ) 2 to 3 2 to 3
Steaks (1-21bs.) 4 to 5 3to 5
Shellfish, blocks:
Crab meat 2 2
(6-oz. package)
Oysters ( I 0-oz.can) 4 to 6 4 to 6
Scallops ( I-lb. package) 4 to 6 4 to 6
Shellfish, large:
Crab legs. I to 2 2 to 4 2 to 4
(X to i0 oz. )
Lobstertails, 1 to 2 3to 4 3to 4
(6to 9oz. )
Shellfish, small pieces 3 to 4 3 to 4
(lib.)
Whole fish (8 1o I0 oz. ) 3 2to4
Place unwrapped fish on trivet in dish. Turn over after first half of
time, shield ends with foil. After second half of time, hold under
cold water to separate.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up with fork after first
half of time.
Place block in casserole. Break up with fork after first half of time.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up alter first half
of time.
Arrange on trivet in cooking dish with light-underside-up. Turn
over alter first half of time.
Arrange on trivet in cooking dish, with meaty-side-down. Turn over
after first half of time.
Spread shellfish in single layer in baking dish. Rearrange pieces
after first half of time.
Place fish in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time. After
second half of time, rinse cavity with cold water to complete
defiosting,
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